I Have Unlimited Dantians

"If I’m not mistaken, your positions in your family probably aren’t very high, so you’re not qualified to learn the core Martial Arts, are you? Since you’re not qualified, the techniques you can offer must be collateral ones. Major families often trade these kinds of techniques as goodwill gestures. Even if you give them away, you shouldn’t face any punishment from your family!"

Seeing that the two were willing to hand over their Martial Arts, Nie Yun, not wanting to escalate the situation, offered an explanation.

A family’s most precious and secret techniques are its core Martial Arts. As for the collateral ones, some can even be bought on the open market; it’s not worth the effort to keep them secret. This is why major families hold so-called "exchange meets." During these events, they present techniques that aren’t especially central to their family for others to study. This serves two purposes: it strengthens inter-family relations and showcases their own family’s profound heritage.

"Families can exchange techniques, but that’s between families of equal standing. And your Nie Family..."

As disciples of a major family, they naturally understood what Nie Yun was saying. But exchanging Martial Arts was something done between families of comparable status. The Nie Family was just a small family from a remote city, one that didn’t even hold a title of Nobility. ’Exchanging techniques with them... If word of this got back to the family, we’d be a laughingstock!’

"Heh. What’s wrong with the Nie Family? We’ll soon become a King-Grade Family. Father, show them your strength!"

Nie Yun had expected him to say as much and gave a faint smile.

"Mm." Nie Xiaotian understood his son’s intention. He nodded, and in an instant, the power of the Qi Sect erupted from him, completely unrestrained!

"Qi... Sect! You’re... you’re a Qi Sect expert?!" Luo Yu and the other man felt their minds reeling.

’The son is the disciple of an Ultimate Venerable. He’s not at the Qi Sect Realm but has Qi Sect-level strength. Fine, we’ll accept that. The Tiger-Headed Beast is an Ultimate Venerable’s Demon Pet with the strength of a Peak Qi Sect. Fine, we’ll accept that too. But this Clan Leader... how is he a Qi Sect expert as well? Has our luck run so bad that we’ve stumbled into a whole nest of them?’

They had assumed the clan leader of a minor family in a backwater place like this would be at the Armor Realm at most. They never dreamed he would also be a Qi Sect Powerhouse!

’A Qi Sect expert can apply for Royal Family status. If successful, the Divine Wind Empire will personally deliver one of the Royal Family’s Martial Arts. By that logic, they really are qualified to exchange techniques with our family!’

"I only know two Marquis Clan Martial Arts—one high-grade and one low-grade. Luo Cheng also knows two. We’ll write them down for you now..."

Understanding the situation, Luo Yu and Luo Cheng could only resign themselves to their bad luck. They had originally planned to extort the City Lord’s Mansion, but figured that since the City Lord was Nobility, making a scene would cause them to lose face. So they had picked a random family instead. Who would have thought that this "random" family was actually the most terrifying power in all of Luoshui City!

Nie Yun took the Martial Arts they had written down and gave them to his father to be added to the family’s collection. Only then did he call for a doctor specializing in injuries to treat their wounds.

"There’s no need for that. Luo Cheng is a Healer. He can treat us. We’ll recover much faster that way!"

Luo Yu stopped the doctor from approaching and held out his hand to Luo Cheng.

HUMMM!

A pure white mist suddenly billowed from Luo Cheng’s body. As the mist enveloped him, Luo Yu’s wounds began to close, and even his broken bones started to mend. The healing effect was several times more potent than any medicine!

’A Healer. Not bad, not bad at all!’

Seeing that Luo Cheng was actually a Healer, Nie Yun’s eyes lit up!

’In my previous life, I had only heard of Healers but had never seen one. It was said that an adventuring party with a Healer was like having several extra lives. They were an incredibly valuable asset anywhere they went, with a status that was in no way inferior to that of an Alchemy Master!’

’I can’t believe it. These two—one a Tracking Master, the other a Healer, both with special constitutions—don’t even have high status in their family. It makes me wonder what kind of constitutions their family’s core disciples must have!’

’No wonder the Luo Family became one of the three great families of the Divine Wind Empire and has endured for so long. They have far too many talented members in their younger generation!’

After a moment of silent reflection, Nie Yun suddenly thought of something. "This is my first time seeing a Healer’s Healing Qi," he said excitedly. "Could I feel it?"

"Of course!" Luo Cheng reached out, and the white mist emanating from his body stretched toward Nie Yun.

The moment Nie Yun touched the mist, he felt the vibrant life force contained within. A moment later, he turned to Luo Yu. "Luo Yu, I hear you’re a Tracking Master. Could you let me feel your Tracking Qi as well?"

"It’s true that I’m a Tracking Master, but... how did you know?" Luo Yu asked, looking puzzled.

"Er..." Nie Yun froze. He’d only just remembered that he had met Luo Yu for the first time today. The man hadn’t displayed his Tracking Master abilities at all, so there was no way he should have known. ’By revealing his identity like that, haven’t I just admitted that I saw them a few days ago?’

But Nie Yun was a shrewd old soul who had lived for hundreds of years. Despite the awkwardness, he smoothed things over instantly. "My master told me. Otherwise, I wouldn’t have known you met him a few days ago!"

"Oh, so that’s how it is..." Hearing that the Ultimate Venerable Powerhouse was the one who’d figured it out, Luo Yu’s suspicions vanished. He reached out, and a stream of Tracking Qi emerged from his hand. Nie Yun casually absorbed the Qi into his body. A moment later, he smiled faintly. "Alright. If you two wish to stay here for a time, you are welcome. If not, you may leave now. I can have someone escort you."

"There’s no need for an escort. We can find our own way back..."

As if Luo Yu would dare accept Nie Yun’s offer of an escort. He exchanged a look with Luo Cheng, and without even daring to ask for travel expenses, they turned and left.

Although they had suffered a huge loss this time, they were still disciples from a major family and knew when to cut their losses. Facing a family under the protection of an Ultimate Venerable Powerhouse, they wouldn’t dare continue their extortion even if they had ten times the courage!

"Yun’er, what in the world was all that about?"

Seeing the two young ruffians beaten into submission by his son and leaving without another word, Nie Xiaotian and the Great Elder could no longer contain their curiosity.

"It was my master..." Nie Yun once again attributed everything to his fictitious master. He also used this opportunity to explain Xiaohu’s sudden advancement, which was, of course, also thanks to his "master."

"I can’t believe your master is an Ultimate Venerable Peak Powerhouse! This... Yun’er, it looks like the Nie Family is truly destined for greatness!"

Hearing that Nie Yun’s "master" was an Ultimate Venerable Peak Powerhouse, Nie Xiaotian and the Great Elder were so excited they could barely contain their cheers.

"Father, Great Elder, my master is indifferent to fame and fortune and doesn’t want others to know of his existence. I need you both to be tight-lipped about this. Whatever you do, don’t let this information get out!" Seeing their excitement, Nie Yun quickly added a word of caution.

’This ’master’ of mine is fictitious, after all. If too many people find out and word reaches someone with ulterior motives who decides to investigate, I’ll be in serious trouble!’

"Don’t worry."

The two replied in unison.

"Father, come with me."

Nie Yun breathed a sigh of relief. He called out to his father, and the two of them walked back into the inner chamber of the main hall.

"I want to discuss the matter of the Luoo Qu Tomb with you."

Once they entered the room, Nie Yun got straight to the point.

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